kind,title,location,leaders,start,finish,lat,lon,description "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2006-01-09","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2006-02-13","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2006-03-20","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2006-04-17","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2006-05-15","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2006-06-19","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2006-07-17","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2006-08-21","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2006-09-18","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2006-10-16","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2006-11-20","","","","" "training","Winter Skills","Echo Summit area, South Lake Tahoe","Denise Hart","2006-01-21","2006-01-22","","","This training will include routefinding in avalanche terrain, winter shelters, and beacon and probe line practice. Open to guests with pre-approval of trip leaders.

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" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2007-04-16","","","","" "training","Snow Search and Rescue","Carson Pass","Tzvetie Erohina, Will Hirst","2006-02-25","2006-02-26","","","This training will focus on adapting our technical system to snow, efficiency in building snow anchors, patient packaging and patient care in winter conditions. The weekend will include a full search and rescue scenario. The training will emphasize building good teamwork in preparation for the CRMRA winter recertification exam. Open to a limited number of guests with approval of the training leaders." "meeting","BOD","Redwood City","","2006-01-12","","","","" "meeting","Emergency Services Bureau","Redwood City","","2006-02-15","","","","This all-units ESB orientation is being put on by Sgt. John Diggins for members and trainees of ESB units including BAMRU." "other","BASARC Search Management Class","Alameda County","John Carnes","2006-02-11","2006-02-19","","","Managing the Land Search Operation. The Bay Area Search and Rescue Council runs this two-weekend intensive class on search management annually. Our own John Carnes will be leading." "other","CAL-MRA Recert","Convict Lake (near Bishop, CA)","Tzvetie Erohina, Co-leader Will Hirst","2006-03-04","","","","The annual California-Region Mountain Rescue Association recertification exam will be hosted by Altadena SAR. This year's recert is on snow and ice operations. Open to team members and advanced trainees only." "other","MRA Spring Conference","Marin County","TBA","2006-06-15","2006-06-18","","","The Spring 2006 semi-annual conference of the Mountain Rescue Association will be held in Marin County this June. Registration and further information will be available on the MRA website." "other","SAREX 2006","Butte Co","TBA","2006-09-01","","","","The 2006 Search And Rescue EXpo (SAREX) will be at Camp Lassen..� Attendance is limited to 500 people." "other","SAR CITY 2006","Barstow","TBA","2006-10-01","","","","Visit SAR CITY 2006 for more information and registration." "other","SMSO Volunteer Dinner","Location TBA","TBA","2006-10-01","","","","The Sheriff's Office hosts an annual volunteer appreciation dinner for all volunteer units. This is for members and trainees. Details will be mailed out in September." "other","ITRS 2006","Golden, CO","TBA","2006-11-03","2006-11-06","","","The annual International Technical Rescue Symposium 'gathers persons from across the spectrum of rescue disciplines to share news and views on advances in equipment and techniques, technical problems, and issues of mutual concern.' Attendance is limited to 150 people. Download a pdf of the conference flyer. The meeting of the ASTM F32 Search & Rescue Standards Committee will be held in the same location over two days following the conference." "other","Annual Ski Weekend","North Lake Tahoe Area, TBA","TBA","2006-12-01","","","","Because all work and no play makes us dull rescuers. Trainees, bring your packets." "other","California Region MRA","Ridgecrest (Mono County)","TBA","2006-01-14","","","","" "other","California Region MRA","Montrose County","TBA","2006-05-13","","","","" "training","Medical Scenario Course","Mt. Diablo State Park, City of Clayton","Tom Lass, Co-leader TBA","2006-10-21","2006-10-22","","","This two day course is a continuation from last year�s course in the review of patient care issues in the rural rescue setting. The course will present search and rescue scenarios in the field, ranging from locating patients, assessing them, treating any injuries and organizing an appropriate evacuation with various search and rescue equipment." "other","Joel Hardin Tracking Class","Moffett Field, CA","TBA","2006-02-24","2006-02-26","","","1SRG will be hosting a tracking class taught by Joel Hardin at Moffett Field.� See the class announcement for more information." "training","Crevasse Rescue Systems & Glacier Travel","Mt. Shasta","Meister, Cavalieri, Lass","2006-08-25","2006-08-27","","","We will ascend Mt. Shasta from the North Gate Trailhead to the Hotlum or Hotlum-Bolum Glacier (depending on conditions). Day 1 (Fri, 8/25) we will drive up and establish a high camp (base of the snowfield, roughly same location as last year). Program begins at 8 AM Day 2 (Sat) when we discuss glacier travel strategies appropriate for the conditions. We will then rope up, ascend the snowfield/glacier and locate a crevasse system where we will set-up and run multiple crevasse rescue systems using various snow/ice anchors. Day 3 has two tracks: a) practice ice axe self arrest and running belays if not signed off on these, or b) make a early AM summit attempt (led by Tom Lass). Both groups will then descend, and drive back to the Bay area. The weekend is open to BAMRU members, trainees and a limited number of guests with sufficient experience and leader approval. Due to the nature of this trip, we will maintain a 3:1 BAMRU to Guest ratio, with priority given to guests who participated in the July Mountaineering training." "other","Memorial Service for Will Hirst","Lake Chabot, Castro Valley","Tzvetie Erohina","2006-06-10","","","","Memorial service for Will Hirst. The event is open to all SAR and LE personnel and to Will's friends. Condolences should be sent to BAMRU PO Box 19184, Stanford, CA 94309.

|press release | memorial details |" "training","Mountaineering","Dana Coulior","John Chang","2006-07-22","2006-07-23","","","Basic Mountaineering skills. Open to members. trainees, and a limited number of guests with sufficient experience and leader approval." "training","SAR Skills","Bay Area TBA","TBA","2006-04-22","2006-04-23","","","This multi-topic training may cover ELT, Tracking, Search Management, and Communications. A detailed curriculum is still under development. Leader needed." "training","Personal Rope Skills","Redwood City, County Garage","Tzvetie Erohina, Bill Parker","2006-05-20","","","","This clinic will provide practice of personal rope skills such as ascending and descending a fixed line, escaping a belay, etc. Open to members, trainees, and guests with sufficient experience and leader approval. " "training","Basic Rope Rescue Clinic","Redwood City, County Garage","Dan Herman, Tzvetie Erohina","2006-06-24","2006-06-25","","","This training will cover the basics of vertical rock rescue in a wilderness setting. Topics will include at an introductory level: load analysis and force management, rope technology and handling, rescue knots and hitches, tandem-prusik belay, mechanical advantage systems, litter rigging and handling, and basic raising and lowering systems. This training is open to BAMRU members, trainees and guests.

|2004 details |" "training","Canyoneering","Tenaya Canyon","Marco Cavalieri, Tzvetie Erohina","2006-09-20","2006-09-21","","","We will do a technical descent of Tenaya Canyon. Due to the nature of this training, this is open to BAMRU Members and Trainees only. This mid-week training feeds into the BAMRU Advanced Rope Rescue training. Mobilization/Demobilization procedures apply. " "training","Advanced High-Angle Rescue","Yosemite N.P.","Dan Herman, Tom Lass","2006-09-22","2006-09-24","","","This intensive weekend will provide advanced-level training on current best-practices for vertical rock rescue in a wilderness setting.� Lecture topics may include: load analysis, system design and integration, operational communications and control, integration with other teams, emerging ideas and technology, and special situations.� Field exercises will put these ideas to use in live operations with lots of exposure.� Both lectures and field exercises will include detailed discussion of the how's and why's of the systems BAMRU prefers.�

Open to selected guests with technical rescue experience.

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" "training","Search Management and ICS","Bay Area TBA","Ahntholz, Erohina","2006-11-18","","","","This search management training will in part be oriented toward preparation for BAMRU's 2007 MRA Search Management Recertification. We will focus on ICS as well as search strategy. Open to members, trainees, and guests." "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2007-02-12","","","","" "other","Unit Holiday Party","Danville","Tom Grossman","2007-12-09","","","","Social gathering plus elections, 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Please see email for details." "training","Winter Point-to-Point Trip","Sierra Nevada","Andy Leak, Bill Parker","2007-03-24","2007-03-25","","","Details TBA." "training","Winter Skills - 2007","Carson Pass","Andy Leak, Martin Lanner","2007-01-20","2007-01-21","","","This training will include routefinding in avalanche terrain and beacon and probe line practice. Open to guests with pre-approval of trip leaders." "training","Tracking & ELT Search","Huddart Park, Redwood Shelter (near Woodside)","Marco Cavalieri, Lars Ahntholz","2007-02-24","","","","Tracking will start at 0800 hrs, and will last a couple of hours.

ELT search training will begin at approx 1030 hrs, starting with a presentation at Werder Shelter, followed by an actual field search for an ELT transmitter.

Although we will be near the park shelter for portions of these trainings, please come prepared to be out in the field (rain or shine) until the ELT transmitter is located � weather-appropriate clothing, food, water, headlamp, navigation tools, park maps for San Mateo County, etc.

For additional details about tracking training, please contact Marco Cavalieri. For details about ELT search skills, please contact Lars Ahntholz.

Follow this link for Huddart Park map and details." "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2007-03-19","","","","BAMRU monthly meeting" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2007-05-14","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2007-06-18","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2007-07-16","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2007-08-20","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2007-09-17","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2007-10-15","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2007-11-19","","","","" "other","Ham Radio Study & Testing","Redwood City","BAEARS","2008-09-06","","","","The Bay Area Educational Amateur Radio Society (BAEARS) is hosting a one-day Amateur radio study session followed by FCC license testing. Visit the BAEARS website for additional details and to register. Contact Lars Ahntholz, Communications Officer, to discuss how BAMRU uses Ham radio in training and emergency operations.This is a quarterly event." "training","Medical Skills","Clayton, Mt. Diablo State Park","Tom Lass","2007-10-20","2007-10-21","","","A two day course designed for search and rescue volunteers. The class will cover patient care issues in both urban and rural rescue settings. The course will also include basic patient assessment, triage in the wilderness, wilderness emergency scenarios and use of various search and rescue equipment, used in a medical setting.

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" "training","Advanced Technical Rescue","Yosemite Valley","Dan Herman, John Chang","2007-09-21","2007-09-23","","","This intensive weekend will provide advanced-level training on current best-practices for vertical rock rescue in a wilderness setting.� Lecture topics may include: load analysis, system design and integration, operational communications and control, integration with other teams, emerging ideas and technology, and special situations.� Field exercises will put these ideas to use in live operations with exposure.� Both lectures and field exercises will include detailed discussion of the how's and why's of the systems BAMRU prefers.

Likely special topics for this year will include highlines, difficult edges, and night ops.

Open to selected guests with technical rescue experience.

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" "training","Alpine Skills II","Desolation Wilderness","Mark Elston, Marco Cavalieri","2007-08-10","2007-08-12","","","Program intended to provide experience in alpine envronment. This will be a multi-day (fri-sun) through or loop hike in the Desolation Wilderness area near Lake Tahoe. The goal is to get or refine experience in an Alpine environment (6-9k). It's intended to be a non-technical (no climbing/rescue/snow equip) trip with the focus on efficient packing, movement, routefinding, trail breaking and multi-night capability at altitude. Since permits will be required for this trip we need those interested to commit asap so arrangements can be made. Open to Members and select Guests with Leader Approval." "training","Operation Leader Orientation","500 Allerton, Redwood City","John Chang, Martin Lanner","2007-04-21","","","","Provide training and tools to new Operation Leaders (OL). Provide a refresher course for veteran Operation Leaders. Provide a preview to trainees and members who anticipate taking on leadership roles. Open to Members and Trainees only." "training","Basic Technical Rescue","Huddart Park","Dan Herman, Leonard Brzezinski","2007-05-26","2007-05-27","","","This training will cover the basics of vertical rock rescue in a wilderness setting. Topics will include at an introductory level: load analysis and force management, rope technology and handling, rescue knots and hitches, tandem-prusik belay, mechanical advantage systems, litter rigging and handling, and basic raising and lowering systems. Sunday we will discuss, set up, and operate Kootenay highlines, both drooping and with reeves. This training is open to BAMRU members, trainees and guests.

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" "training","Multi-Pitch Climbing Skills","Tenaya Peak","Martin Lanner","2007-06-23","2007-06-24","","","Basic multi-pitch rock climbing skill and techniques. Open to Members and select Guests." "training","Alpine Skill I - Peak Bag","Mt Lyell","Tzvetie Erohina","2007-07-20","2007-07-22","","","Training to focus on lightweight techniques for covering distances quickly in an Alpine environment and to develop/increase comfort in mountain settings. Basic snow travel / safety (i.e., ice ax arrest) will be practiced if conditions permit.Open to Members and select Guests with Leader Approval." "other","Washington SAR Conference","Cashmere, WA","TBA","2008-05-16","2008-05-18","","","Washington State SAR conference. For more info http://www.sar2008.com" "meeting","General","Redwood City, 2008"," (not 3rd Monday)","2008-01-14","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley"," (not 3rd Monday)","2008-02-04","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2008-03-17","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2008-04-21","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley"," (not 3rd Monday)","2008-05-12","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2008-06-16","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2008-07-21","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2008-08-18","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2008-09-15","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2008-10-20","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2008-11-17","","","","" "training","SAR Intro & Mock Search","San Mateo County","Lars Ahntholz, Colin Little","2008-03-22","","","","This hands-on day is designed for people who are considering joining BAMRU. You will have a chance to get to know BAMRU people in a field setting and participate in SAR field activities. If you want to go on this training, you are REQUIRED to attend the Monday March 17 General Meeting. This training will provide a flavor of typical search and rescue work, including working with the family/friends of the missing person, search organization and management, the vital role of the Sheriff's Office, radio communications, field search techniques, and carryout of an injured person in a litter. Should you determine that you are interested in volunteering with BAMRU, you will then want to attend the April SAR Basic training. " "meeting","General","Member's Social and Elections","","2007-12-09","","","","" "training","SAR Basic Training Orientation","San Mateo County","John Chang, Ben Yaffe","2008-04-26","2008-04-27","","","Intensive weekend training to orient prospective members on the basic skills required to contribute effectively to search and rescue operations. Intended for people with no prior SAR experience. " "training","Rock Skills","Tahoe area","Lucas Marciniak, Colin Little","2008-06-14","2008-06-15","","","Two day course in general rock skills applied to SAR applications. Topics include Anchors (trad gear and natural protection), belaying, Rappelling, Basic self-rescue, jugging, and using your emergency evac equipment. Focus will be on both theory and practice. " "meeting","General","Redwood City - 2007","","2007-01-08","","","","" "training","Winter Skills, 2008","Carson Pass","Andy Leak","2008-01-26","2008-01-27","","","We will conduct a two-day winter training exercise for BAMRU members, trainees and selected guests.

During the training, we will engage in a number of exercises, which may include:

More detailed information and assignments will be distributed via our Yahoo group and at our General Meeting prior to the training." "other","Sheriff's Driver Training Part 1","Redwood City","ESD","2008-01-10","","","","This evening classroom session, in conjunction with the subsequent hands-on training, provides 2-year certification to drive San Mateo County rescue and transport vehicles. 1900 in Jury Assembly Room. " "other","Sheriff's Driver Training Part 2","Redwood City","ESD","2008-01-12","","","","In conjunction with the earlier classroom module, this Saturday morning practical session provides training to drive County vehicles." "other","MRA Recertification","Alabama Hills, Inyo County","Marciniak","2008-03-01","","","","Annual California-Region Mountain Rescue Association recertification. The topic this year is Technical Rescue. Visit the CAMRA website to learn more about the California Region of the MRA." "meeting","General","Public Meet & Greet 1/2 hr before mtg","","2008-01-14","","","","" "training","Technical Rescue Practicum","Mt. Diablo","Dan Herman, Tom Lass","2008-02-09","","","","This one-day practice in preparation for the March 1 MRA recertification in technical rock rescue is open only to members/trainees attending the recert.

Note this is a practice and not a training. We'll focus on executing successively involved technical scenarios to build competence and fluidity and hope to avoid introducing didactic material or extended discussion. More detail will be sent to participants by email the preceding week." "training","Litter Handling","Planet Granite, Belmont","Dan Herman, Lucas Marciniak","2007-12-16","","","","Starts at 18:15. Topics include litter handling and patient packaging. Sorry, no guests. If you have never been to PG before, you will need to complete a liability waiver." "training","Basic Technical Rescue","TBA Bay Area","Colin Little","2008-07-26","2008-07-27","","","This training will cover our standard rescue systems for technical rescue. While we will be covering some theory, the focus of this two day training will be on efficiently setting up and operating our basic raising and lowering systems. Guests who attend the rock skills training in June or those with specific permission of the instructor are welcome. " "training","Alpine Skills","Banner Peak, Eastern Sierra","Tzvetie Erohina, Cris Benner","2008-08-23","2008-08-24","","","The training will focus on lightweight techniques for covering distances quickly in an Alpine environment and on developing/increasing comfort in mountain settings. The training will include a peak attempt over Class III terrain at altitude (13-14k). Basic snow travel / safety (i.e. ice axe arrest, crampon technique) will be practiced if conditions permit. This training will not teach ice axe and crampon technique. Open to members and select trainees with leader approval. " "training","Advanced Technical Rescue","Coast side","Dan Herman","2008-09-27","2008-09-28","","","Annual technical rescue training on designing, building and operating a variety of rescue systems. Attendance at prior Basic Technical Rescue Training or substantial technical experience is required. [Guests at discretion of Training Leader.]" "training","Trainee Skills Weekend","Mt Diablo","Jeremy Rahe","2008-11-22","2008-11-23","","","Trainee packet sign off" "training","Medical Skills & Scenarios","Huddart Park, Woodside","Cris Benner","2008-10-25","","","","We will take our skills and knowledge and put it to use. We will have various search and rescue scenarios in the field, ranging from locating patients, assessing them, treating any injuries and organizing an appropriate type of evacuation with various search and rescue equipment.We also will practice immobilizing fractures and injuries with different types of devices, packaging patients with various injuries, and work with medical equipment. CEU�s will be provided to EMT�s. Participation is open to BAMRU members and guests" "meeting","General","Public Meet & Greet 1/2 hr before mtg","","2008-02-04","","","","" "meeting","General","Public Meet & Greet 1/2 hr before mtg","","2008-03-17","","","","" "meeting","General","Public Meet & Greet 1/2 hr before mtg","","2008-04-21","","","","" "training","Tracking and CPR-Pro","Redwood City","Marco Cavalieri, Donna Fox, Traci Farrell","2008-05-17","2008-05-18","","","Saturday May 17 will deliver the fundamentals of tracking. Plan on spending a lot of time on your knees teaching your eyes to see the tiny details that reveal a story. Sunday May 18 will be CPR-pro training. Attendees can expect to earn a Red Cross CPR for the Professional Rescuer certification (CPR-FPR). Possible small materials fee, possible prep/pre-read. [Open to guests who have attended any prior BAMRU Training. Not open to first-time guests.]" "training","Self Rescue","Castle Rock S.P.","Lucas Marciniak","2007-11-17","2007-11-18","","","Self Rescue for applicable to both SAR and recreational climbing situations." "other","Sheriff's Driver Training Part 1","Redwood City","TBA","2008-07-02","","","","This evening classroom session, in conjunction with the subsequent hands-on training, provides 2-year certification to drive San Mateo County rescue and transport vehicles. 19:30 at San Mateo County Hall of Justice, 401 Marshall St. Contact Jeremy Rahe to RSVP." "other","Ham Radio Licensing","Marin SAR, Novato","Marciniak","2008-02-23","","","","We have been invited to attend a one-day ham radio class hosted by Marin SAR on Saturday, February 23rd from 9am to 4pm at the Marin SAR cache (bldg 816) in Novato. The cost for the class and international license is $25. Please pre-register with name, email, and phone number as per the instructions sent to the group list." "other","All Unit Search Practice","TBA","SMSO","2008-04-19","","","","Mock SAR. Great Chance to work with all SMSO units." "other","CPR Full Course","Redwood City","ESD","2008-02-16","","","","CPR/FPR/AED class is scheduled for Saturday February 16,2008 starting at 0800, at the DOC. This will be a complete class withvideo. Certificate valid for one year. " "other","MRA evaluation of San Bernadino Cave Rescue Team","Mt. Baldy","Chang","2008-02-09","","","","BAMRU will participate as one evaluator unit for San Bernadino County Cave Rescue Team's Certification in Snow and Ice" "other","MRA evaluation of Monterey SAR","Pinnacles","Chang","2008-02-17","","","","BAMRU will participate as one evaluator unit for the Monterey County SAR's Rock Rescue pre-test." "other","RFR","Yosemite","Chang/Little","2008-11-08","2008-11-15","","","Sending three BAMRU members to the Rigging for Rescue course with a generous donation form theLaci & Connor Fund." "other","SAREX","Donner Pass State Park","TBA","2008-09-05","2008-09-07","","","SAREX conference" "other","MarinSAR Technical Training","Marin County","Marciniak","2008-05-03","","","","BAMRU trains jointly with MarinSAR. " "other","Sheriff's Driver Training Part 2","Redwood City","TBA","2008-07-19","2008-07-20","","","In conjunction with the earlier classroom module, this Sunday morning practical session provides training to drive County vehicles. Sign up for a one-hour time slot between 8am-2pm on either day. Meet at the jury parking lot" "training","Heli Training & Mock Search with Contra Costa SAR","Mt Diablo vicinity","Cris Benner, Contra Costa SAR","2008-07-19","","","","BAMRU has been invited to be a guest at Contra Costa SAR helicopter training with CHP rescue helicopter. Will include a mock search, safe helicopter procedures, insertions & extractions with helicopter." "other","Ham Radio Study & Testing","San Francisco","BAEARS","2008-11-01","","","","The Bay Area Educational Amateur Radio Society (BAEARS) is hosting a one-day Amateur radio study session followed by FCC license testing. Visit the BAEARS website for additional details and to register. Contact Lars Ahntholz, Communications Officer, to discuss how BAMRU uses Ham radio in training and emergency operations." "other","Explorer Training","Huddart Part","Marciniak","2008-11-08","","","","Teach patient assessment and SAR skills to the Explorer academy." "other","CoCo SAR MRA Prep","Mount Diablo","Marciniak","2008-11-15","","","","Assist Contra Costa County prepare for MRA testing. Attending: Marciniak and Ahntholz" "meeting","General","Castro Valley - 2009"," (not 3rd Monday)","2009-01-12","","","","January 2009." "meeting","General","Castro Valley"," 7pm Open House","2009-02-09","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City"," 7pm Open House","2009-03-16","","","","" "other","BAMRU Open House","Redwood City","Little","2009-02-09","","","","This is a chance for anyone who might be interested in joining BAMRU to get a feel for what we do, and to meet some of the members of the team. There will be a brief presentation about the team, but most of the time will be devoted to Q&A. People are welcome to stay for the general meeting following this session." "meeting","General","Castro Valley"," (not 3rd Monday)","2009-05-11","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2009-06-15","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2009-07-20","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2009-08-17","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2009-09-21","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2009-10-19","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2009-11-16","","","","" "other","CPR-FPR","Redwood City","T.Farrell","2009-03-14","","","","American Red Cross version of CPR pro. BAMRU Members only. Contact T. Farrell to register. Note that ARC now provides a TWO YEAR certification. " "training","Winter Skills - 2009","South Tahoe","Leak","2009-01-24","2009-01-25","","","We will conduct a two-day winter training exercise for BAMRU members, trainees and selected guests.

During the training, we will engage in a number of exercises, which may include:

More detailed information and assignments will be distributed via our Yahoo group and at our General Meeting prior to the training." "training","Snow rescue systems","Tahoe area","Parker","2009-02-21","2009-02-22","","","Focus on snow technical rescue scenarios" "training","SAR Intro & Mock Search","San Mateo County","Seffens","2009-03-21","","","","This hands-on day is designed for people who are considering joining BAMRU. You will have a chance to get to know BAMRU people in a field setting and participate in SAR field activities. If you want to go on this training, you are REQUIRED to attend the Monday March 16 General Meeting. This training will provide a flavor of typical search and rescue work, including working with the family/friends of the missing person, search organization and management, the vital role of the Sheriffs Office, radio communications, field search techniques, and carryout of an injured person in a litter. Should you determine that you are interested in volunteering with BAMRU, you will then want to attend the April SAR Basic training. " "training","SAR Basic Training","San Mateo County","Dimmler","2009-04-25","2009-04-26","","","Intensive weekend training to orient prospective members on the basic skills required to contribute effectively to search and rescue operations. Intended for people with no prior SAR experience. " "training","All-Unit SMSO Mock Search","San Mateo County","ESD/Parker","2009-05-16","","","","A 'Mock Search' collaboration of the various county search resources to practice a multi-subject search. Further details will be revealed when the team is paged to the incident. Members and Trainees only. (So get your applications in!)" "other","SAREX 2009","Yosemite","TBA","2009-09-11","2009-09-13","","","http://sarex2009.com/" "training","Trainee Skills Day","San Mateo County","Hoagland","2009-03-22","","","","Trainee skills day, open to trainees & members only." "training","Rock Skills","Tahoe area","Marciniak","2009-06-06","2009-06-07","","","Two day course in general rock skills applied to SAR applications. Topics include Anchors (trad gear and natural protection), belaying, Rappelling, Basic self-rescue, jugging, and using your emergency evac equipment. Focus will be on both theory and practice. " "other","Explorer Medical Support","Big Basin","Marciniak","2009-07-30","2009-08-02","","","Marciniak providing medical support and instruction for explorer camp." "training","Advance Rock Skill Practicum","Yosemite Valley","Marciniak","2009-07-01","2009-07-03","","","Marciniak taking a limit number to climb Royal Arches. Focus on simul-climbing and moving efficiently on 5th class terrain. " "training","Alpine Skills","Little Lakes Valley","Jacobs","2009-08-21","2009-08-23","","","The training will focus on lightweight techniques for covering distances quickly in an Alpine environment and on developing/increasing comfort in mountain settings. The training will include a peak attempt over Class III terrain at altitude (13-14k). Basic snow travel / safety (i.e. ice axe arrest, crampon technique) will be practiced if conditions permit. This training will not teach ice axe and crampon technique. Open to members and select trainees with leader approval. Friday the 21st will be an optional day trip out of Tuolumne Meadows focusing on roped, technical travel over easy 5th class terrain." "training","Advanced Technical Rescue (New Date)","Yosemite Valley","Marciniak","2009-09-18","2009-09-20","","","Advanced technical rescue training on designing, building and operating a variety of rescue systems. Attendance at prior Basic Technical Rescue Training is required. [Guests at discretion of Training Leader.]" "training","Medical Skills & Scenarios (New Date)","San Mateo Co, CA","Benner","2009-10-24","","","","We will take our skills and knowledge and put it to use. We will have various search and rescue scenarios in the field, ranging from locating patients, assessing them, treating any injuries and organizing an appropriate type of evacuation with various search and rescue equipment.We will practice immobilizing fractures and injuries with different types of devices, packaging patients with various injuries, and work with medical equipment. We will discuss mass casualty triage and possibly how to be a first responder upon the scene of a motor vehicle accident and general traffic management tips.Participation is open to BAMRU members, trainees & possibly guests with prior permission from leader." "training","Trainee Skills Sign-off","Castro Valley ","Tompos","2009-11-21","","","","Trainee packet sign off. An important opportunity for Trainee Members to make progress on their skills.Meet at the Castro Valley classroom at 9:30 am. Radio, Search Strategy and Navigation as well as assortment of other skills to practice and demonstrate.Trainees and members only." "other","50th Anniversary MRA Mtg","Mt Hood, OR","Chang","2009-06-26","2009-06-28","","","Info from MRA here" "other","End of Year Party","Lucas'","Marciniak","2008-12-13","","","","End of the year celebration. Sorry, not open to the public. Starts at 1600" "other","Merit Award Nominations due","TBA","Grossman","2009-11-01","","","","Merit Award Nominations due" "other","BASARC","East Bay Regional Parks","TBA","2009-01-03","","","","BASARC Meeting" "other","BASARC","San Jose SAR","TBA","2009-03-07","","","","BASARC Meeting" "other","MRA National Winter Meeting ","Salt Lake City","Chang/Yaffee","2009-01-10","2009-01-11","","","Annual MRA National Winter Meeting. MRA strategic planning sessions, updates. " "other","BASARC","Marin SAR","TBA","2009-09-19","","","","BASARC Meeting" "other","BASARC","Contra Costa SAR","TBA","2009-11-07","","","","BASARC Meeting" "other","BASARC Section Chief Training","Alameda","Appointed","2009-02-07","","","","Two weekends: Feb 7,8,14,&15Marciniak and Grossman Attending" "other","Ham Radio Study & Testing","Los Altos","BAEARS.com","2009-01-24","","","","The Bay Area Educational Amateur Radio Society (BAEARS) hosts a one-day Amateur radio study session followed by FCC license testing once every three months. Visit the BAEARS website for additional details and to register.

If the one-day study session date does not work for you and you are really anxious to get your ham radio license and wish to self-study the exam question pool and then find a testing location near you, the American Radio Relay League website provides a host of useful information.

Contact Lars Ahntholz, BAMRU Communications Officer, to discuss how BAMRU uses Ham radio in training and emergency operations.
" "training","SO Vehicle Training","San Mateo County Center","TBA","2010-07-07","","","","This training is required to drive Sheriff Office vehicles. There is a lecture portion and a practical portion. Both portion are required to complete the training. This is the lecture portion. 7PM-10PM, Wednesday July 7, 2010.The training will be held at San Mateo Country Center in Redwood City. Exact building and room TBD." "meeting","General","Redwood City"," 7pm Open House","2009-04-20","","","","" "other","BAMRU Open House","Redwood City","Little","2009-03-16","","","","This is a chance for anyone who might be interested in joining BAMRU to get a feel for what we do, and to meet some of the members of the team. There will be a brief presentation about the team, but most of the time will be devoted to Q&A. People are welcome to stay for the general meeting following this session." "other","BAMRU Open House","Redwood City","Little","2009-04-20","","","","This is a chance for anyone who might be interested in joining BAMRU to get a feel for what we do, and to meet some of the members of the team. There will be a brief presentation about the team, but most of the time will be devoted to Q&A. People are welcome to stay for the general meeting following this session." "training","Crevasse Rescue Practice","Bear Valley Area","Marciniak","2009-02-01","","","","Crevasse rescue practice to refresh skills and get the trainers all on the same page of what/how we want to instruct the skills to the team in preparation of the MRA re-cert. By invite only. Please contact Marciniak if interested." "other","Ham Radio Study & Testing","Fremont","BAEARS.com","2009-04-18","","","","The Bay Area Educational Amateur Radio Society (BAEARS) hosts a one-day Amateur radio study session followed by FCC license testing once every three months. Visit the BAEARS website for additional details and to register.

If the one-day study session date does not work for you and you are really anxious to get your ham radio license and wish to self-study the exam question pool and then find a testing location near you, the American Radio Relay League website provides a host of useful information.

Contact Lars Ahntholz, BAMRU Communications Officer, to discuss how BAMRU uses Ham radio in training and emergency operations.
" "training","CHP Helicopter Ops, Tracking","Mt. Diablo","Yaffe","2009-03-28","","","","We will be training in insertion, extraction, patient packaging and winch operations with CHP H-30 helicopter out of Napa. Tracking practice prior. Joint training with CoCoSAR. Open to Members and Trainees. " "training","SMSO Driving Training","RWC","ESD","2009-07-01","","","","Lecture: July 1st, 7-9pm. Practice: July 11th, time TBD. Open to trainees and members only." "other","Election Nominations","TBA","Benner/Marciniak","2009-11-01","","","","BAMRU Officer elections are held in November. The Nominating Committee, which is usually the two continuing Board of Directors members, will provide a slate of at least one candidate for each office. Contact Benner and Marciniak if you are interested in serving as an officer or Director in 2010. " "other","Mock Search w/ CoCo SAR","Mt Diablo","Marciniak","2009-05-09","","","","Mock search led by CoCo SAR." "other","Bay Area Training for Search & Rescue (BATSAR)","Coyote Point Rec Area, San Mateo, CO","Little","2009-06-20","","","","Bay Area wide training for Search and Rescue. Start at 0800 hrs. Coyote Point Recreation Area, 1651 Coyote Point Drive, San Mateo, CA. http://www.basarc.org/batsar" "other","Ham Radio Study & Testing","Fremont","BAEARS.com","2009-10-17","","","","The Bay Area Educational Amateur Radio Society (BAEARS) hosts a one-day Amateur radio study session followed by FCC license testing once every three months. Visit the BAEARS website for additional details and to register.

If the one-day study session date does not work for you and you are really anxious to get your ham radio license and wish to self-study the exam question pool and then find a testing location near you, the American Radio Relay League website provides a host of useful information.

Contact Lars Ahntholz, BAMRU Communications Officer, to discuss how BAMRU uses Ham radio in training and emergency operations.
" "training","Holiday Gathering","SF","Jensen","2009-12-06","","","","End-of-year celebration and socializing. Spouses/Partners encouraged to attend. " "training","Tracking","San Mateo Co","Cavalieri","2009-05-17","","","","Tracking exercise. Open to guests by permission from BAMRU leadership." "training","Skills Night - Knots & White Board Analysis","East Palo Alto","Frantz","2009-05-20","","","","Skills night is a supplement to the regular training schedule. These nights are used to focus on specific skills required by the training packet, practice weak area of our knowledge, or test ideas outside of our busy weekend trainings.

The primary focus of the May Skills Night is knots. If there is extra time, we will address other topics in the Personal Climbing Skills and/or Technical Rope Rescue sections of the training handbook." "other","CRMRA regions meeting","Ventura","Chang","2009-09-19","","","","MRA California Region meeting" "other","Mock Search with Inyo SAR","Death Valley","Cliff Agocs","2009-10-30","2009-11-01","","","Mock search exercise hosted by Inyo SAR in Death Valley." "meeting","General","Castro Valley - 2010","","2010-04-19","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley "," 7pm Open House","2011-02-07","","","","" "training","Winter Skills 2011","Boreal","Daley","2011-01-22","2011-01-23","","","Winter skills training." "other","Stanford Med School Guest Lecture","Stanford Med School","Tubbesing/Chang","2009-05-20","","","","Guest Lecture at Stanford Med School class on Wilderness and Travel Medicine" "other","CalMRA Regions meting","Sierra Madre","Chang","2009-05-16","","","","Chang presenting BAMRU/SMCSO. Chang also Vice-Chair. Evaluation of recertification of San Bernardino Cave Rescue and San Bernardino West Valley SAR teams on Technical Rock. " "other","Cal Region MRA meeting","San Benardino","Chang","2009-01-03","","","","California Region MRA meeting. Chang representing BAMRU." "other","BASARC","Alameda SAR","Chang/Yaffee","2009-05-02","","","","" "other","WS-100","Sierras","Benner/Marciniak","2009-06-27","2009-06-28","","","Benner and Marciniak providing medical support for WS-100 (100 mile trans-Sierra race). Will have the BAMRU truck." "training","Basic Technical Rescue","Marin Headlands","Rahe, Hoagland, Frantz","2009-07-25","2009-07-26","","","Basic Technical Rescue systems" "training","Skills Night - Technical Rescue ","East Palo Alto","Frantz","2009-07-15","","","","Skills night is a supplement to the regular training schedule. These nights are used to focus on specific skills required by the training packet, practice weak area of our knowledge, or test ideas outside of our busy weekend trainings.

The primary focus of the July Skills Night is the Radium Load Releasing Hitch. This is one of the most complex components of a system and is easy to teach separate from the rest of the system. If there is extra time, we will address other topics in the Technical Rope Rescue sections of the training handbook." "meeting","General","Castro Valley"," 7pm Open House","2011-04-11","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2010-05-17","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2010-06-14","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2010-07-19","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2010-08-16","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2010-09-20","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2010-10-18","","","","" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2010-11-15","","","","" "training","Trainee Skills Day, Snow and Ice","Truckee","Matt Jacobs","2010-03-27","","","","Trainee skills day, open to BAMRU members only.Since we didn't do a February snow and ice training, we're going to try to do a one day snow and ice skills day. The primary goal is to get ice axe arrest checkoffs and beacon skills. Everything will take place close to a road/parking. At this point no snow camping or significant snow travel is planned." "training","Winter Skills","Tahoe","Jacobs","2011-02-26","2011-02-27","","","Winter team skills training." "other","Dream Machine","San Mateo County","TBA","2011-05-01","","","","BAMRU often works with the County of San Mateo to provide support services at public events:www.miramarevents.com/dreammachines" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2011-05-16","","","","" "training","Tracking and Navigation","TBA","Gilmore","2011-05-21","2011-05-22","","","Tracking and Navigation typically cover two days: one day of Tracking and one day of Navigation/Skills sign offs. " "training","MRA Recert Training 2010","Skyline","Lass","2010-02-27","2010-02-28","","","ELT Training for MRA Recert." "training","SAR Basic Training","Huddart Park","Rankin","2011-04-16","2011-04-17","","","Intensive weekend training to orient prospective members on the basic skills required to contribute effectively to search and rescue operations. Intended for people with no prior SAR experience." "other","MRA Recert","Malibu Creek State Park, CA","Little, Lass","2010-03-06","","","","Cal MRA Recert hosted by Malibu SAR." "meeting","General","Redwood City"," 7pm Open House","2011-01-10","","","","" "other","California Region MRA","Redwood City","TBA","2011-01-15","","","","CALMRA�s regional meeting is hosted by BAMRU of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office. The meeting will be held Saturday, January 15th from 09:00 to 12:00 at 500 Allerton, Redwood City, 94063. " "other","MRA Recert","Alabama Hills, Lone Pine","Jensen","2011-03-05","","","","Cal MRA Recertification 2011: Technical Rock. Hosted by Ventura County in the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine.Details: www.crmra.org/recert_2011" "meeting","General","Redwood City"," 7pm Open House","2011-03-21","","","","" "training","SAR Intro and Mock Search","Memorial Park","Mandish","2011-03-26","","","","Introduction to Search and Rescue with BAMRU in San Mateo county." "training","SAR Basic Training","San Mateo County","TBA","2010-04-24","2010-04-25","","","Intensive weekend training to orient prospective members on the basic skills required to contribute effectively to search and rescue operations. Intended for people with no prior SAR experience." "training","General Skills and Unit Orientation","San Mateo County","Ethan Frantz","2010-05-22","2010-05-23","","","This training will be a mix of knots, navigation, radios, tracking and unit orientation. The tentative schedule is: Saturday9am - 2pm, Navigation Exercise, 3pm - 6pm, Knots and Purcell Prusik, Sunday8am - Meet at Allerton, carpool to the park9am-2pm - Tracking at Huddart Park3pm-5pm - Team Familiarization in and around Allerton/County Center" "training","Rock Skills","Donner Summit","Matt Jacobs","2010-06-19","2010-06-20","","","NOTE LOCATION CHANGE.Two day course in general rock skills applied to SAR applications. Topics include Anchors (trad gear and natural protection), belaying, Rappelling, Basic self-rescue, jugging, and using your emergency evac equipment. Focus will be on both theory and practice. " "training","Alpine Skills","Mt Conness","Eszter Tompos, Sarah Jensen","2010-07-23","2010-07-25","","","The training will focus on lightweight techniques for covering distances quickly in an Alpine environment and on developing/increasing comfort in mountain settings. The training will include a peak attempt over Class III terrain at altitude (13-14k). Basic snow travel / safety (i.e. ice axe arrest, crampon technique) will be practiced if conditions permit. This training will not teach ice axe and crampon technique. Open to members and select trainees with leader approval." "training","Basic Technical Rescue","RWC & Fort Funston","Frantz","2010-08-21","2010-08-22","","","Basic Technical Rescue training. The training will take place Saturday and Sunday (8/21-22) all day. Saturday will be at the parking garage in Redwood City (near Allerton). Sunday will most likely be at Fort Funston in San Francisco. Training will run from 8 or 9am until 7 or 8pm. There are no plans for camping or night operations. " "training","Advanced Technical Rescue","Yosemite","Marciniak","2010-09-24","2010-09-26","","","Advanced technical rescue training on designing, building and operating a variety of rescue systems. Attendance at prior Basic Technical Rescue Training is required." "training","Medical Skills & Scenarios","Redwood City","Lass","2010-10-23","","","","We will take our skills and knowledge and put it to use. We will have various search and rescue scenarios in the field, ranging from locating patients, assessing them, treating any injuries and organizing an appropriate type of evacuation with various search and rescue equipment.We will practice immobilizing fractures and injuries with different types of devices, packaging patients with various injuries, and work with medical equipment. We will discuss mass casualty triage and possibly how to be a first responder upon the scene of a motor vehicle accident and general traffic management tips.Participation is open to BAMRU members, trainees & possibly guests with prior permission from leader." "training","Trainee Skills Day","TBA","TBA","2010-11-20","2010-11-21","","","Trainee packet sign off. An important opportunity for Trainee Members to make progress on their skills." "other","ESB All Unit Meeting","Jury Assembly Room, RWC","Joe Sheridan","2010-01-27","","","","Meeting for all units / all members within ESB. Starts at 1900. The Jury assembly room is at 400 County Center, Redwood City, on the basement level." "other","CRMRA certification test CoCoSAR Rock","Mt. Diablo","Chang","2009-11-14","","","","John C., Martin, & Lucas proctoring Rock test" "other","ITRS","Pueblo, Co","Chang","2009-11-05","2009-11-08","","","International Technical Rescue Symposium. http://www.itrsonline.org/" "other","BASARC Section Chief Training","Marin EOC","Hoagland","2010-02-20","2010-02-21","","","BASARC Section Chief Training, limited availability, by UL appointment only. Part 2 of 2." "other","BASARC Section Chief Training","Marin EOC","Hoagland","2010-02-13","2010-02-14","","","BASARC Section Chief Training. Limited availability, by UL appointment only. Part 1 of 2." "other","Ham Radio Study & Testing","Morgan Hill","BAEARS.com","2010-04-03","","","","The Bay Area Educational Amateur Radio Society (BAEARS) hosts a one-day Amateur radio study session followed by FCC license testing once every three months. Visit the BAEARS website for additional details and to register.

If the one-day study session date does not work for you and you are really anxious to get your ham radio license and wish to self-study the exam question pool and then find a testing location near you, the American Radio Relay League website provides a host of useful information.

Contact Lars Ahntholz, BAMRU Communications Officer, to discuss how BAMRU uses Ham radio in training and emergency operations.
" "training","AIARE Avalanche Level I Seminar ","Bear Valley","Schott","2011-01-29","2011-01-31","","","AIARE Avalanche Level I Seminar:3 day, level 1 avalanche class (AIARE) hosted by Mountain Adventure Seminars in Bear valley. This is a private class for BAMRU.Focus is on backcountry safety & hazard recognition. All participants gain a thorough understanding of hazard evaluation, trip planning, travel techniques and rescue skills.Topics Covered: * Types and characteristics of avalanches * Avalanche hazards - �Red Flags� * An introduction to snowpack layering & metamorphosis * Bonding tests: compression test & rutschblock * Field observations techniques * Trip Planning and preparation * Route finding and travel techniques * Decision making and human factors * Companion rescue and equipmentNote: Avy-1 is a requirement to become an Technical member." "other","WS-100 Medical support","Auburn, CA","Marciniak","2010-06-26","2010-06-27","","","BAMRU providing medics for WS-100 ultra Marathon. Stationed at ALT (mile 85)." "other","SAREX","Treasue Island","BASARC","2010-09-10","2010-09-11","","","http://www.basarc.org/home/p18_action/displayeventdetails/p18_eventid/13" "other","Professional Tracking Services Class","Sonoma County","Professional Tracking Services","2010-04-16","2010-04-18","","","Professional Tracking Services will be having a class in Sonoma County on April 16-17-18 . It is a POST--Track Aware and POST--Search and Rescue Tracker Certificate. We will be tent camping for two nights . The cost is $150.00 . Please contact me at : gdresnek at sonoma-county dot org. If you plan on attending I will need a check or pay pal receipt no later than April 1st. Members: if you want to go to this, please contact the training officer ASAP." "other","Tracking Training","Lake Sonoma","Somoma County SAR","2010-03-13","2010-03-14","","","Sonoma County SAR will be hosting a free training at Lake Sonoma on March 13 and March 14 . It will be the pilot for a future NASAR class on tracking. We will be camping at Lake Sonoma. Please RSVP to me at : gdresnek at sonoma-county dot orgMembers: If you would like to go, please contact the training officer ASAP." "other","Basic Tracking Class","Hayfork","Professional Trackers","2010-04-03","2010-04-05","","","BASIC TRACKING CLASSFernando Moreira will be holding a Track Aware and SAR Tracking Class for on April 3. The class will start at 0500 hrs on the 3 of April and will go through April 5 at 1300 hr. The cost is shown on Fernando Website: http://blog.professionaltrackers.com/events/We have 5 members of the State Department that will be attending. We have room for 7 more Trackers.This class will be held in Trinity County Hayfork, CA for directions contact wolfhaven530 at earthlink dot netMembers: If you want to attend, contact the training officer ASAP." "other","Fernando Moreira's Trackers Camp","Reno, NV","TBA","2010-06-09","2010-06-12","","","http://blog.professionaltrackers.com/events/4-day tracking camp for the SAR community" "other","International Tech Rescue Symposium","Golden, CO","n/a","2010-11-04","2010-11-07","","","http://www.itrsonline.org/. " "training","SO Vehicle Training","County Center Jury Parking Lot","TBA","2010-07-10","","","","This training is required to drive Sheriff Office vehicles. There is a lecture portion and a practical portion. Both portion are required to complete the training. This is the practical portion. 8:30am - 2:30pm, Saturday, July 10, 2010.The training will be held at San Mateo Country Center Jury Parking Lot in Redwood City. (This is right out side the parking garage where the BAMRU truck is stored)." "other","Orientation to Cave Rescue","San Andreas and California Caverns","Ethan Frantz","2010-07-24","2010-07-25","","","The National Cave Rescue Commission's (NCRC) Orientation to Cave Rescue (OCR) is an intensive two-day introduction to the science and management of cave rescue operations. Led by a team of highly qualified instructors, the techniques and skills you will learn from this seminarmay be directly applied to cave rescue scenarios across the western states. Day 1 will include class sessions and surface exercises designed to teach a wide range of concepts and skills unique to cave rescue. Day 2 will deliver an underground mock rescue and debriefing custom-designed by the instructors to test and challenge your new skills. For more information: http://www.caves.org/ncrc/ncrc-wr/OCR2010_Registration.pdf Questions: Contact Ethan Frantz" "other","SMCSAR Preplan Exercise ","Butano State Park","Ethan Frantz","2010-06-26","","","","The pre-planning exercises are designed to help us gather data on a park or open space in regards to terrain, vegetation, hazards, high-probability areas, command post logistics, and communications challenges. As with our previous efforts at Sam McDonald Park and Russian Ridge OSP, this exercise will focus on using the same protocols that we would use on an actual search: teams will be formed, given assignments, briefed and dispatched. When those teams return, they will be debriefed for information about their assigned area, and GPS tracks and waypoints will be downloaded. In addition to the benefits we receive from our exposure to the parks, we also meet with the rangers that work these areas and develop relationships that will pay dividends when we respond to search emergencies. While I was meeting with the Supervising Ranger for Butano, a 10 year old girl suffered a fall in the park and suffered a broken arm � radius and ulna fractures, with severe angulation. She was only about a quarter of a mile from the campground, and the call was handled by CalFire and AMR with the Ranger and myself assisting. But it was clear that if she had been much further away from the campground, it was exactly the kind of carryout that we would be engaged in. " "other","Ham Radio Study & Testing","Redwood City","BAEARS.com","2010-09-25","","","","The Bay Area Educational Amateur Radio Society (BAEARS) hosts a one-day Amateur radio study session followed by FCC license testing once every three months. Visit the BAEARS website for additional details and to register.

If the one-day study session date does not work for you and you are really anxious to get your ham radio license and wish to self-study the exam question pool and then find a testing location near you, the American Radio Relay League website provides a host of useful information.

Contact Lars Ahntholz, BAMRU Communications Officer, to discuss how BAMRU uses Ham radio in training and emergency operations.
" "training","In Cave Litter Handling","Santa Cruz","Ethan Frantz","2010-10-24","","","","This is a chance to significantly increase our litter handling skills. The cave rescue organizations have been forced to develop advance litter handling techniques do to the complex cave environment. This is a chance to learn these techniques from a National Cave Rescue Commission (NCRC) Instructor in a cave. This should be a fun training that is a break from our normal training cycle. Please note that this is not a NCRC class." "training","Escape from Alcatraz","Alcatraz","Ethan Frantz","2010-11-06","","","","This is great chance to cross train with rangers from the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. We will be practicing personal rope and technical rescue skills.We will be working on Alcatraz retracing the steps of the famous escape attempts. " "other","Holiday Party","Abi's","Abi Rankin","2010-12-18","","","","BAMRU's annual holiday party. " "meeting","General","Castro Valley","(Not 3rd Monday)","2011-06-13","","","","" "training","Personal Rock Skills","TBA","Gleason","2011-06-18","2011-06-19","","","Two day course covers general rock skills skill stations, scenarios, and discussion of their application within the SAR community. Topics include anchors (trad gear and natural protection), belaying, rappelling, basic self-rescue, jugging/ascending, and personal emergency evac equipment with scenarios. Focus will be on both theory and practice. Personal rock skills is a prerequisite for Alpine Training and Technical Training." "training","CPR Class","Redwood City","San Mateo County","2011-08-06","","","","455 County Center Room 100 Redwood City CA 94063" "training","SO Vehicle Training","Redwood City","SMC","2011-07-06","","","","Wednesday evening is required for training Saturday, July 16th.Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 7pm � 10pm500 Allerton Redwood City CA 94063Saturday, July 16, 2011, 9am � 2pm400 County Center Redwood City CA 94063" "training","SO Vehicle Training","Redwood City","SMC","2011-07-16","","","","Wednesday evening is required for training Saturday, July 16th.Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 7pm � 10pm500 Allerton Redwood City CA 94063Saturday, July 16, 2011, 9am � 2pm400 County Center Redwood City CA 94063" "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2011-07-18","","","","" "training","Alpine Training / Starr","Mt Starr King","Kantarjiev","2011-07-16","2011-07-17","","","Alpine Training focuses on lightweight techniques for covering distances quickly in an alpine environment and on developing/increasing comfort in alpine settings. Training topics include: multi-pitch alpine climbing and basic snow travel / safety (i.e. ice axe arrest, crampon technique) will be practiced if conditions permit. This training will not teach ice axe and crampon technique. Open to members and select trainees with leader approval." "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2011-08-15","","","","" "training","Basic Technical Rescue","Redwood City / Cragmont","Frantz","2011-08-20","2011-08-21","","","Basic Technical Rescue is two full days (likely three).Participant must have completed Basic Rock Skills. " "other","SAREX - 2011","Hume Lake","Fresno-SAR","2011-09-09","2011-09-11","","","SAREX is an annual northern California Search and Rescue Exercise sponsored by the California Emergency Management Agency (Cal-EMA), in cooperation with a host agency, or group of agencies. SAREX rotates annually throughout northern California county venues. 2011 venue is Hume Lake in Fresno County." "meeting","General","Redwood City","","2011-09-19","","","","" "meeting","General","Castro Valley","","2011-10-17","","","","" "training","Medical Training","Redwood City, 455 County Center, Room 101","Lass","2011-10-22","2011-10-23","","","Medical Skills Training is all about putting our skills and knowledge to use. This is an opportunity to run through various scenarios and familiarize our selves with BAMRU's equipment.From Medical Skill Training 2010:'We will take our skills and knowledge and put it to use. We will have various search and rescue scenarios in the field, ranging from locating patients, assessing them, treating any injuries and organizing an appropriate type of evacuation with various search and rescue equipment. We will practice immobilizing fractures and injuries with different types of devices, packaging patients with various injuries, and work with medical equipment. We will discuss mass casualty triage and possibly how to be a first responder upon the scene of a motor vehicle accident and general traffic management tips.'Participation is open to BAMRU members, trainees & possibly guests with prior permission from leader." "meeting","General","Redwood City"," (Not 3rd Monday)","2011-11-14","","","","" "training","Trainee Skills Day","TBA","TBA","2011-11-19","2011-11-20","","","Skills day and Trainee packet sign offs. An important opportunity for Field and Technical team members to assist Trainees in packet sign offs.Trainees will have an opportunity to demonstrate skills through scenarios, skill stations and miscellaneous needed skill sign offs. as they work toward completing their training packets. " "other","Holiday Party","Bay Area","TBA","2011-12-17","","","","BAMRU Annual Holiday Party. Gonna be fun!" "other","Tour de Peninsula ","San Mateo County","TBA","2011-08-07","","","","BAMRU often works with the County of San Mateo to provide support services at public events:www.supportparks.org/tdp" "other","North Fair Oaks Festival","San Mateo County","TBA","2011-08-21","","","","BAMRU often works with the County of San Mateo to provide support services at public events:www.northfairoaksfestival.org " "other","Pumpkin Festival","Half Moon Bay","TBA","2011-10-15","2011-10-16","","","BAMRU often works with the County of San Mateo to provide support services at public events:www.miramarevents.com/pumpkinfest/about_show.html" "other","WS-100 Medical support","Auburn, CA","Marciniak","2011-06-25","2011-06-26","","","Select group will be operating a WS-100 (Trans-Sierra Ultra Marathon) medical station. " "training","Swift Water Rescue","Knights Ferry","Mandish","2011-04-09","2011-04-10","","","The Swiftwater Rescue Technician (SRT-1) Course is being held with Sierra Rescue on the Stanislaus River in Knights Ferry, California, Saturday April 9th, 2011 ~ Sunday, April 10th, 2011. The SRT curriculum is specifically designed for fire fighters, rescue teams and professional rescuers. The course is NFPA compliant and meets the required elements for personnel reaching toward Technician Level Certification. The SRT Unit 1 is the first step toward “Technician Level” proficiency that can be attained once the SRT-1, TRR-TL and SRT-A have been completed. The course is very active in the water and is suitable for rescuers with no water rescue experience. The course also offers experienced rescuers the opportunity to develop their skills and push their personal limits on and off the water with realistic rescue scenarios, self-rescue challenges, and lots of hands-on interactive rescues and experiences" "training","Tracking Class","Lake Sonoma","Fernando Moreia, Professional Tracking Services","2011-04-22","2011-04-24","","","Posted by: 'George Dresnek' gdresnek@sonoma-county.org Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:05 am (PST) We will be hosting both a Beginner Tracker and Advanced Tracker class at Lake Sonoma on April 22-23-24 , 2011 . The lead instructor will be Fernando Moreia of Professional Tracking Services . Cost is $150. for either class . We will be tent camping at the lake , bring your own food. Reservations and payments (paypal accepted) must be in by April 8 . The beginner class will start at 1700 in the visitor center at the base of the dam and the advanced class will start at 0800 in the field. " "training","MAS Mountaineering Training","Bear Valley","Schott","2011-04-23","2011-04-24","","","Mountain Adventure Seminars (MAS), the same vendor that offers us an excellent Avy-1 course, is extending the BAMRU discount to its mountaineering courses. We can get 15% off. On April 23-24, they offer a two day mountaineering seminar at Bear Valley that combines two workshop in one weekend: 'Crampon & Ice Axe Workshop' and 'Rope Team / Snow Anchor Workshop'. Detailed descriptions below. The discounted cost is $208. MAS website: http://www.mtadventure.com/pages/mountaineering.html#seminar Use coupon code 'BAMRU2' to get the discounted price." "training","Snow and Ice Travel","Desolation Wilderness","Leak","2011-05-07","2011-05-08","","","A small group (5-7) of people will engage in a one or two-night trip over mountainous terrain covered in snow and ice. We expect the team to travel a point to point route in the eastern sierras, 10 to 20 miles in length, while carrying a full winter pack and basic communications and first-aid gear. The level of commitment and risk for this trip will be higher than most trainings. Six-eight weeks prior to the trip, we will meet in person to discuss safety factors, contingencies, team dynamics and communication, etc. We will put extra emphasis on individual and team preparation, in order to efficiently travel in the mountains with wide margins of safety. Contact Andy Leak or Chris Kantarjiev for more details and team selection criteria. " "training","Tracking Classroom Session","TBA","Cavaleiri","2011-05-20","","","","This evening session will cover the theory portion of the navigation training, which will continue in the field on 5/21." "training","BASARC Joint Traininng","TBA","TBA","2011-06-11","","","","Joint training with BASARC and CoCoSAR. Simulated mock search. Location TBD." "operation","Shasta Search","Mt. Shasta","Yaffe","2011-02-20","","41.325408","-122.193457","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/02/shasta-search.html]" "operation","Portola 10-22","Portola State Park","Frantz","2011-03-31","","37.238846","-122.201422","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/03/portola-10-22.html]" "operation","Snowboarder Located","Sierra at Tahoe","Jensen","2011-03-28","","38.809729","-120.081139","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/03/missing-snowboarder-located.html]" "operation","Three Hikers Found","Lake County","Chang","2011-03-27","","39.421908","-122.952218","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/03/three-hikers-found.html]" "operation","Storm Watch","San Mateo County","Frantz","2011-03-25","","37.251888","-122.382599","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/03/storm-watch.html]" "operation","Tsunami Response","San Mateo Coast","Frantz","2011-03-14","","37.463552","-122.428586","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/03/tsunami-response.html]" "operation","Missing Sonoma Man","Mendocino","Kantarjiev","2011-03-07","","39.307674","-123.799459","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/03/missing-sonoma-man.html]" "operation","Sierra Crest Search","Alpine Meadows","Marciniak","2010-12-30","","39.178518","-120.227695","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/01/sierra-crest-search.html]" "operation","Cold Night in Loma Mar","Loma Mar","Herman","2010-12-09","","37.271054","-122.308582","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/12/cold-night-in-loma-mar.html]" "operation","San Carlos Search","San Carlos Hills","Marcinak","2011-04-14","","37.482803","-122.283647","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/04/san-carlos-search.html]" "operation","Devil's Canyon Search","Santa Cruz Mountains","Little","2011-04-11","","37.276761","-122.198678","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/04/devils-canyon-search.html]" "operation","Sonoma Mutual Aid","Annadel State Park","Frantz","2011-03-29","","38.413443","-122.624039","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/03/sonoma-mutual-aid.html]" "operation","Marin County Search","Ross, CA","Dimmler","2011-01-29","","37.962424","-122.554978","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/01/marin-county-search.html]" "operation","Golden Gate Park Search","San Francisco","Lass","2011-02-28","","37.76904","-122.483519","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/02/golden-gate-park-search.html]" "operation","Midnight Mountain Search","Santa Cruz Mountains","Frantz","2010-11-28","","37.202039","-122.327758","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/11/midnight-mountain-search.html]" "operation","Butte County Search","Butte County","Kantarjiev","2010-10-25","","39.96655","-121.26509","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/10/butte-county-search.html]" "operation","BAMRU at the San Bruno Fire","San Bruno","Chang","2010-09-12","","37.648472","-122.447896","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/09/bamru-at-san-bruno-fire.html]" "operation","A Search Comes to and End","Whorl Mountain","TBA","2010-09-05","","38.07381","-119.383495","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/09/search-comes-to-end.html]" "operation","Missing Woman Found Alive","Hillsborough","TBA","2010-08-30","","37.572105","-122.392719","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/08/missing-woman-found-alive.html]" "operation","Treatment and Evacuation on Mt. Diablo","Mt. Diablo","Daley","2010-08-30","","37.881591","-121.913847","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/07/treatment-and-evacuation-on-mt-diablo.html]" "operation","Search in Marin County","Pt. Reyes","Frantz","2010-07-08","","38.018281","-122.854923","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/07/search-in-marin-county.html]" "operation","Western States UltraMarathon","Auburn","Marciniak","2010-07-01","","38.991731","-120.924532","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/07/western-states-ultramarathon.html]" "operation","Statewide Search Activity","Butte County","TBA","2010-06-21","","39.625395","-121.537","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/06/bamru-search-activity.html]" "operation","Cantu Search Update","Tracy, CA","TBA","2010-06-15","","37.750019","-121.468502","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/06/cantu-search.html]" "operation","Luckiest Man in Tahoe","Donner Pass","TBA","2010-03-05","","39.368698","-120.379431","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/03/luckiest-man-in-tahoe.html]" "operation","Rogue Wave at Mavericks","Half Moon Bay","Seffens","2010-02-15","","37.496069","-122.495244","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/02/rogue-wave-at-mavericks.html]" "operation","Evacuation of Injured Ice Climber","Eagle Creek","Rahe, Walton","2010-02-13","","38.943578","-120.120375","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/02/day-of-ice-climbing-turns-into.html]" "operation","Missing Hiker in Henry Coe","Henry Coe State Park","Marciniak","2010-01-31","","37.169305","-121.422761","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/01/missing-hiker-in-henry-coe.html]" "operation","BAMRU Search in Point Reyes","Point Reyes","Marciniak","2010-01-26","","38.090668","-122.921227","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/01/bamru-search-in-point-reyes.html]" "operation","Deceased Hiker Recovered","Santa Cruz Mountains","Frantz","2010-01-24","","37.399212","-122.293709","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2010/01/deceased-hiker-recovered.html]" "operation","Missing Student Found","Annadel State Park","Frantz","2011-05-09","","38.439113","-122.629387","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/05/missing-student-found.html]" "operation","Golden Gate Search","SF Presidio","Frantz","2011-05-24","","37.803518","-122.477584","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/05/golden-gate-search.html]" "training","Alpine Training / Abbot","Mt Abbot","Tompos","2011-07-22","2011-07-24","","","Basic alpine training. Moving on 3rd class terrain (rock and snow). Navigation, route finding, operating at high elevation and dealing with exposure. In the Little Lakes area in the Eastern Sierras." "operation","Missing Hiker","Portola State Park","Hoagland","2011-07-07","","37.234609","-122.235157","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/07/missing-hiker-in-portola-state-park.html]" "operation","Amador County Search","El Dorado National Forest","Parker","2011-07-04","","38.591621","-120.205698","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/07/amador-county-search.html]" "training","Alpine Training / Conness","Saddlebag Lake","Gleason, Farrand","2011-09-10","2011-09-12","","","Sat Sep 10 – Mt Conness 12,649 ft – camp at Saddlebag lake or Greenstone lake. Sun Sep 11 – North Peak, 12,242ft (The NW ridge of this peak is supposedly rated 5.3, but prior reports put 99% of the climbing at 3rd and easy but exposed and fun 4th class.)" "training","Extended Search Scenario","Oakhurst","Hoagland/Parker","2011-09-17","2011-09-18","","","We will spend two days planning and executing a search operation in slow motion in rugged terrain. Basic Technical Rescue is required." "other","Coastside Fireworks","El Granada","SMC","2011-07-04","","","","BAMRU often works with the County of San Mateo to provide support services at public events. No Fourth of July would be complete with out fireworks! Coastside Fireworks in El Granada starts at 18:30." "other","4th of July Parade","Half Moon Bay","SMC","2011-07-04","","","","BAMRU often works with the County of San Mateo to provide support services at public events. Floats pulled by tractors and vintage cars, dogs in costume and 4H accomplishments on display! Fourth of July in Half Moon Bay begins with an 'Old Fashioned Parade' down Main Street from 12:00 at noon." "other","Search & Rescue 101","REI Store - Saratoga","Mandish","2011-07-18","","","","Join John Mandish with the Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit (BAMRU) at REI's Saratoga Store on Monday, July 18th from 7:30P to 8:30P for a presentation on staying safe outdoors. Learn what you should do if someone you know goes missing, and what to do if you're the one who needs help. If you register for this free class at http://www.rei.com/event/23812/session/29405, REI will hold a seat for you until the scheduled start time. Seating may be available at the door, even if registration is closed. REI Saratoga: 400 El Paseo de Saratoga, San Jose 95130; (408) 871-8765 " "other","Search & Rescue 101","REI Store - San Francisco","Mandish","2011-07-27","","","","Join John Mandish with the Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit (BAMRU) at REI's San Francisco Store on Wednesday, July 27th from 7:00P to 8:30P for a presentation on staying safe outdoors. Learn what you should do if someone you know goes missing, and what to do if you're the one who needs help. If you register for this free class at http://www.rei.com/event/24174/session/29819/08032011, REI will hold a seat for you until the scheduled start time. Seating may be available at the door, even if registration is closed. REI San Francisco: 840 Brannan St 94103; (415) 934-1938 (free parking in lot behind store) " "other","Explorer ERT","Camp Cutter","SMC","2011-07-31","","","","BAMRU often works with the County of San Mateo to provide support for other in county trainings. The Explorer Emergency Response Training Course (ERT) is a four-day (40-hour) wilderness camping program held at the Cutter Scout Reservation in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Hands on training includes Wilderness First Aid, disaster response, urban rescue, wilderness search techniques, water rescue, and cliff rescue training. Sunday's technical scenario will include building anchors, rappelling, use of the stokes rescue litter, and using mechanical advantage. " "other","Search & Rescue 101","REI Store - Marina (Monterey)","Mandish","2011-08-16","","","","Join John Mandish with the Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit (BAMRU) at REI's Marina Store on Tuesday, August 16th from 7:30P to 8:30P for a presentation on staying safe outdoors. Learn what you should do if someone you know goes missing, and what to do if you're the one who needs help. If you register for this free class at http://www.rei.com/stores/113, REI will hold a seat for you until the scheduled start time. Seating may be available at the door, even if registration is closed. REI Marina: Exit 408/Imjin Parkway on Highway One, 145 General Stilwell Drive 93933; (831) 883-8048 " "other","Concours d'Elegance","Hillsborough","SMC","2011-08-28","","","","BAMRU often works with the County of San Mateo to provide support services at public events: www.hillsboroughconcours.org The Hillsborough Concours d’Elegance celebrates excellence in automotive design and engineering by offering a forum for vintage car owners to showcase and compete for recognition in preserving automotive authenticity. " "other","Urban Shield","San Mateo County","SMC","2011-10-15","2011-10-16","","","Urban Shield" "operation","Covelo Search","Mendocino National Forest","Hoagland","2011-08-03","","39.761549","-123.232036","[http://bamru.blogspot.com/2011/08/covelo-search.html]" "meeting","BAMRU Mtg.","Redwood City","(Not 3rd Monday)","2012-01-09","","","","BAMRU General Meeting Topic: ???" "training","Mock Search Training","Redwood Memorial Park","Mandish","2012-01-14","","","","Our first recruiting event of the season, designed to show guests what it's like to respond to a callout and execute a search." "other","SO Vehicle Training","Jury Assembly lot","TBA","2012-01-21","","","","Part 2: This is the 'practical' half of the required SO vehicle training, in which we spend time driving and parking the various SO vehicles. Completion of both parts is required for the signoff." "other","Leadership Offsite","Redwood City","TBA","2012-01-23","","","","" "training","Snow Skills","TBA","Rankin, Barbour","2012-01-28","2012-01-29","","","Winter skills - camping, navigating, ice axe, avalanche searches, snow anchors. These skills form an important foundation for our winter and alpine operations." "other","(BASARC section chief)","Martinez","TBA","2012-02-11","2012-02-12","","","Contra Costa County Sheriff’s EOC 50 Glacier Drive Martinez, CA 94553" "meeting","BAMRU Mtg.","Castro Valley","(Not 3rd Monday)","2012-02-13","","","","BAMRU General Meeting Topic: ???" "other","(BASARC section chief)","Martinez","TBA","2012-02-18","2012-02-19","","","Contra Costa County Sheriff’s EOC 50 Glacier Drive Martinez, CA 94553" "training","Snow Rescue Training","TBA","Jacobs","2012-02-25","2012-02-26","","","Training concentrating on snow rescue skills and scenarios in preparations for the MRA recert. " "meeting","BAMRU Mtg.","Redwood City","","2012-03-19","","","","BAMRU General Meeting Topic: ???" "training","SAR Basic","Huddart Park","Ghio","2012-03-24","2012-03-25","","","Intensive weekend training to orient prospective members on the basic skills required to contribute effectively to search and rescue operations. Intended for people with no prior SAR experience." "other","Leadership Offsite","Redwood City","TBA","2012-04-09","","","","" "meeting","BAMRU Mtg.","Castro Valley","","2012-04-16","","","","BAMRU General Meeting Topic: ???" "meeting","BAMRU Mtg.","Redwood City","(Not 3rd Monday)","2012-05-14","","","","BAMRU General Meeting Topic: ???" "training","Tracking","Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP","Cavalieri","2012-05-19","","","","We will be having an introductory tracking class that will be held at Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP. There will be field lecture and skills training. Basic principles of tracking, equipment and search techniques will be discussed. We will have an oppertunity to review the tracking skills sheet and obtain sign-offs. Please reference the tracking doc on the wiki. Training open to guests." "training","Navigation","Marin Headlands","Berg-Taylor","2012-05-20","","","","Navigation training and signoffs, concentrating on map/compass." "other","Leadership Offsite","Redwood City","TBA","2012-06-11","","","","" "meeting","BAMRU Mtg.","Castro Valley","","2012-06-18","","","","BAMRU General Meeting Topic: ???" "training","Personal Rock Skills","TBA","Gleason","2012-06-16","2012-06-17","","","Two day course covers general rock skills skill stations, scenarios, and discussion of their application within the SAR community. Topics include anchors (trad gear and natural protection), belaying, rappelling, basic self-rescue, jugging/ascending, and personal emergency evac equipment with scenarios. Focus will be on both theory and practice. Personal rock skills is a prerequisite for Alpine Training and Technical Training." "meeting","BAMRU Mtg.","Redwood City","","2012-07-16","","","","BAMRU General Meeting Topic: ???" "meeting","BAMRU Mtg.","Castro Valley","","2012-08-20","","","","BAMRU General Meeting Topic: ???" "training","Basic Technical Rescue","TBA","Lohr","2012-08-25","2012-08-26","","","Two day course covers general rock skills skill stations, scenarios, and discussion of their application within the SAR community. Topics include anchors (trad gear and natural protection), belaying, rappelling, basic self-rescue, jugging/ascending, and personal emergency evac equipment with scenarios. Focus will be on both theory and practice. Personal rock skills is a prerequisite for Alpine Training and Technical Training." "meeting","BAMRU Mtg.","Redwood City","","2012-09-17","","","","BAMRU General Meeting Topic: ???" "training","Advanced Technical Rescue","Yosemite","Marciniak","2012-09-21","2012-09-23","","","Three day course covers advanced topics in building technical rescue systems. Basic Technical Rescue is a prerequisite." "other","Leadership Offsite","Redwood City","TBA","2012-10-08","","","","" "other","HMB Pumpkin Festival","Half Moon Bay","TBA","2012-10-13","2012-10-14","","","" "meeting","BAMRU Mtg.","Castro Valley","","2012-10-15","","","","BAMRU General Meeting Topic: ???" "training","Medical Skills","TBA","Lass","2012-10-20","2012-10-21","","","Medical Skills Training is all about putting our skills and knowledge to use. This is an opportunity to run through various scenarios and familiarize our selves with BAMRU's equipment.From Medical Skill Training 2010:'We will take our skills and knowledge and put it to use. We will have various search and rescue scenarios in the field, ranging from locating patients, assessing them, treating any injuries and organizing an appropriate type of evacuation with various search and rescue equipment. We will practice immobilizing fractures and injuries with different types of devices, packaging patients with various injuries, and work with medical equipment. We will discuss mass casualty triage and possibly how to be a first responder upon the scene of a motor vehicle accident and general traffic management tips.'Participation is open to BAMRU members, trainees & possibly guests with prior permission from leader." "training","Skills days","TBA","TBA","2012-11-17","2012-11-18","","","Skills day and Trainee packet sign offs. An important opportunity for Field and Technical team members to assist Trainees in packet sign offs. Trainees will have an opportunity to demonstrate skills through scenarios, skill stations and miscellaneous needed skill sign offs, as they work toward completing their training packets. " "training","Intro to Snow Camping","TBA","TBA","2012-12-15","2012-12-16","","","Tentative pending the availability of snow. If you've never snow camped, or really want to learn how to use chopsticks to anchor your tent, this weekend is for you." "other","BAMRU Holiday Party","TBA","TBA","2012-12-08","","","","" "training","Truck/Winch Training","Redwood City, 455 County Center","Harris/Kantarjiev","2011-12-10","","","","" "training","Alpine - North Peak","Shasta North Side","Gleason","2012-09-07","2012-09-09","","","Attendance by agreement with the leader. You should be comfortable backpacking, scrambling unroped on 3rd and 4th class rock, climbing (roped) easy 5th-class rock, traveling safely on steep snow, climbing several thousand vertical feet carrying technical equipment, and, ideally, climbing alpine ice." "training","Crevasse Rescue","Shasta North Side","Kantarjiev","2012-08-17","2012-08-19","","","Placeholder; see description of same event in September, which is the more likely date." "training","Alpine - Ski Traverse","Donner/Squaw","Barbour","2012-04-13","2012-04-15","","","A small group (5-7) will take the classic ski traverse from Donner Summit/Sugar Bowl to Squaw, with snow camping over night. Attendance subject to leader approval/confirmation." "training","Radio Signoffs","Jury Assembly lot","Kantarjiev","2011-12-03","","","","Meet at 10am to get signoffs around the field antenna and radios. Other truck-familiarity signoffs should be doable, too." "meeting","BAMRU Mtg. ","Redwood City","(Not 3rd Monday) ","2012-11-12","","","","" "other","Ham Cram","San Francisco","WB6ZBU","2012-01-28","","","","The Event Center at Saint Mary’s Cathedral 1111 Gough Street San Francisco, CA 94109-6686 Register at http://www.baears.com/index.php?option=com_seminar&Itemid=60 Details at http://www.baears.com/files/Flyer.pdf" "other","SO Driver's Training Classroom","400 County Center Redwood City CA 94063","TBA","2012-01-18","","","","Wed Jan 18 7pm – 10pm" "training","Vehicle Training - Classroom Portion","TBA - Jury Assembly Room, Hall of Justice","TBA","2011-07-05","","","","SO Vehicle Training. This training is required every 2 years to drive Sheriff's Office vehicles. There are two portions: a classroom and a practical. Both portions are required to complete the training. " "training","SO Vehicle Training","TBA - Jury Parking Lot, County Center, Redwood City","TBA","2011-07-07","","","","SO Vehicle Training. This training is required every 2 years to drive Sheriff's Office vehicles. There are two portions: a classroom and a practical. Both portions are required to complete the training. This is the practical 9am - 2pm." "training","Shasta Avy Gulch","Mt Shasta","Lass","2012-07-21","2012-07-22","","","Novice snow skills trip up Avalanche Gulch. Attendance requires approval of trip leader. Drive up Friday night and sleep at Bunny Flat; no Saturday morning arrivals, please." "other","SAR Tracking Class","Hayfork, CA","Moreira","2012-04-13","2012-04-15","","","The SAR Tracking Class in Hayfork, CA will be held on April 13 - 15th. The cost is $150 and you must sign up and have your money into Fernando Moriera 2 weeks prior to the class. Camping will be available at Wolfhaven Ranch but you can bring a mobile travel trailer and stay at the Trinity County Fairgounds. They have hook-ups and showers available. The class will be held within 5 miles of Wolfhaven Ranch. If you stay at the ranch, please be sure to bring a tent and a sleeping bag. But I'm sure you are prepared for all weather. I do have a hay barn and a garage that is in the process of being built. Information on Trinity County: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_County,_California Please sign up http://blog.professionaltrackers.com/events/signup-form/ " "other","NASAR conference","Lake Tahoe, NV","MRA/NASAR","2012-06-07","2012-06-10","","","Join your Search and Rescue comrades at the 2012 National Search and Rescue Conference in beautiful Lake Tahoe, NV ~ where California and Nevada meet! The conference is a combined presentation by the Mountain Rescue Association (MRA) and the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR). http://www.nasar.org/page/25/2012-National-Search-and-Rescue-Conference/conference/1788 " "other","WS-100","Auburn, CA","Marciniak","2012-06-23","2012-06-24","","","BAMRU provides medical staff for the WS-100 (100 mile trans Sierra Ultra Marathon). " "other","NASAR Tracking Course","Glen Ellen, CA","TBA","2012-04-14","2012-04-15","","","NASAR Search and Rescue Tracking Fundamentals This is a 20+ hour class completed over this 2 day period. Prerequisite: For an attendee you should be `Track Aware' this is accomplished by having taken a NASAR FUNSAR Course, a 2 day tracking course, or equivalent in-house training. Location: At Camp Via, on the grounds of the Sonoma State Developmental Center, Eldridge Arnold Rd Glen Ellen CA 38.341353, -122.541203 Camp is on Orchard Rd west of the Center. Access is behind a locked gate and information for entry will be provided. Time: Saturday will begin at 0800 at Camp Via. Sunday start time will be addressed during class. Class Fee: $75 per tracker – NASAR member. $95 per tracker – non-NASAR member. Contact: George Dresnek Email: gdresnek@sonoma-county.org" "training","Technical Rigging Refresher","Albany","Gleason","2012-04-26","","","","1700-2100(+) 608 Santa Fe Ave, Albany CA 94706 Thursday, April 26 1700-2100(+) Bring personal gear, including gloves, helmet, harness, HEADLAMP, food. Please let Blake know that you're planning to attend." "training","Litter Rigging Skills Day","TBA","Kantarjiev","2012-06-02","","","","We get a lot of practice (relatively speaking) rigging the Stokes litter in the horizontal orientation for a vertical two-line system. We don't spend much as much time practicing the various ways to load the patient, or rigging the OPLs (we have two, and they're different) or rigging the bridle or connecting to the system. My thought here is to concentrate on everything that is 'below' the interlocking bowlines, rotating through the three litters. If there's extra time, we could explore litter handling skills, too. " "operation","WS-100","Auburn, CA","Marciniak","2012-06-22","2012-06-24","","","BAMRU will be operating a WS-100 (100 mile Trans-Sierra Ultra Marathon) medical station." "other","Testing 2 for cak V2","TBA","TBA","2011-04-29","","","","modify this one this was modified 1900 2012-04-10" "other","NY Event","TBA","TBA","2012-01-01","","","","A NY Event " "training","Alpine - Dana Couloir","Dana Couloir","Berg-Taylor, TBA","2012-06-08","2012-06-10","","","A small group (4-6) will climb up Dana Couloir, then go over Mt. Dana and exit back to the road. Attendance subject to leader approval/confirmation." "training","SO Driver's Cert Classroom","Redwood City","TBA","2012-07-05","","","","About two hours of evening class. Possibly the best driver's ed class I've ever taken." "training","SO Driver's Cert Practical","Redwood City","TBA","2012-07-07","","","","Practical driver's training with larger SO vehicles. Expect this to take an hour at whatever window you choose to schedule."